Theatrical Release Date Confirmed

Pictures officially confirmed this week that the release date for the Shazam movie is now set for April 5, 2019 release. That might not even be enough for Warner Bros.to break even. Currently, there's no strong competition for "Shazam!" in that month with Paramount's "Pet Sematary" set to open a week after the DC movie.

The film starring Zachary Levi (Chuck) as Captain Marvel is going to be released on April 5, 2019.

DC also took a film release date off its calendar - removing July 27 of this year, which it had previously carved out for a not-officially-identified release.

Pic, which is scripted by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke, will also play in Imax.

The name Shazam is an acronym of the ancient gods and historical figures Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury.

Dwayne Johnson will not appear as the villain Black Adam in the film and is developing a solo film for the anti-hero as a separate project. The film should start production soon with the project filming in Toronto. Though so, it is reported that the story will still be a part of the shared universe first established in "Man of Steel". Zachary Levi stars as the title superhero. "She's a mom", he gushed.